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Sweden's foreign minister has signed an application to join NATO

The day before, the Swedish government officially decided to apply for NATO membership.

Foreign Minister of Sweden signed an application for NATO membership

Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde has signed an application for the country's accession to the North Atlantic Alliance , informs SVT.

” This is perceived as a big , a serious event, as a step that we consider the best for Sweden, “Linde said.

She stressed that Sweden's application will be submitted together with Finland's application.

It is expected that the relevant decision will be voted on by the Finnish Parliament on the evening of 17 May.

The day before, the Swedish government officially decided to apply for NATO membership.

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Earlier it was reported that Finland and Sweden plan to apply for NATO membership in May . Thus, both countries have decided to speed up the accession process without waiting for the Alliance's summit in late June.

Sweden and Finland have long been synchronizing their security and defense policies. Unlike their neighbors Denmark and Norway, which are members of NATO, Sweden and Finland had to rely on themselves. When it turned out that Russia was a much more dangerous neighbor than it seemed, Sweden and Finland reconsidered their position on NATO. Read more in the article by Alina Gritsenko Finland is one step away from NATO membership: what will Russia respond to?”/span>

Source: ZN

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